Historian and author Ervand Abrahamian of Baruch College analyzes the recently revealed files on the CIA's role in the 1953 Iran coup, as Trump officials and allies float the possibility of regime change in Tehran DATE: 2017-06-30 | LENGTH: 14:58

In an exclusive interview, veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh discusses his new report that President Trump bombed a Syrian military airfield in April despite warnings that U.S. intelligence had found no evidence that the Assad regime used a chemical weapon DATE: 2017-06-27 | LENGTH: 20:39

Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, says that the Trump administration and its Gulf allies are taking aim at Iran through the re-ignited dispute with Qatar. Sources also claim the Pentagon has directed U.S. troops to directly confront Iranian-backed forces inside Syria DATE: 2017-06-06 | LENGTH: 20:45

While President Trump used his Middle East trip to denounce Iran and sell weapons to its Saudi Arabian rival, author and scholar Nahid Siamdoust of Yale University says Iranian voters delivered an overwhelming endorsement of deeper engagement with the world DATE: 2017-05-25 | LENGTH: 14:21

On a visit to Israel, President Donald Trump claims to see "a rare opportunity for peace" in the Middle East, but Ali Abunimah of The Electronic Intifada says Trump is only offering more U.S. support for the Israeli occupation of Palestinians and hostility towards Iran DATE: 2017-05-22 | LENGTH: 17:33

On Reality Asserts Itself, Sabah Alnasseri and Paul Jay discuss the Trump/Saudi plan for an anti-Iran Arab alliance and to use ISIS as justification for increasing American troop levels - with Iraq's oil as the prize DATE: 2017-05-16 | LENGTH: 24:14

In part two of our interview, former senior Iranian diplomat Seyed Hossein Mousavian discusses the threat of a worsening proxy war in Yemen, Iran's support for Bashar al-Assad, the upcoming Iranian presidential elections, and the possibility for Tehran-Washington cooperation on Syria and other Middle East issues. DATE: 2017-04-28 | LENGTH: 17:25

In part one of our interview, Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former senior Iranian diplomat, analyzes the Trump administration's "review" of the Iran nuclear agreement despite acknowledging that Tehran is fulfilling its obligations. DATE: 2017-04-26 | LENGTH: 13:55

Col. Lawrence Wilkerson warns the Trump administration's rhetoric on Iran reminds him of the prelude to the Iraq war - and could be setting the stage for a U.S. regime change effort in Tehran. DATE: 2017-04-25 | LENGTH: 17:18

Filmmaker Robbie Martin and Paul Jay discuss Trump and Pence's foreign policy appointments and advisors which include many of the neocons who created The Project for the New American Century, led the U.S. into war with Iraq - and are now targeting Iran DATE: 2016-11-28 | LENGTH: 28:52

Trita Parsi tells Paul Jay that the Iranians thought Trump's anti-interventionist language would be better than Clinton's declared antagonism; but now that Flynn, Pompeo, and Pence have been chosen, regime change is likely back on the table DATE: 2016-11-25 | LENGTH: 14:27

Max Blumenthal and Paul Jay discuss the appointments of Flynn, Pompeo, and Huckabee and whether they will follow through on their calls to rip up the Iran agreement and promote regime change DATE: 2016-11-21 | LENGTH: 19:13

Ray McGovern tells Paul Jay that Mike Pompeo is likely to follow George Tenet's lead in helping fabricate intelligence supporting an attack on Iran but hopes that honest analysts in the agency will undermine these efforts DATE: 2016-11-18 | LENGTH: 08:20

In a wide ranging discussion, historian Gerald Horne and Paul Jay discuss why Trump won and what will likely come next DATE: 2016-11-10 | LENGTH: 21:40

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